Norwich, Norfolk
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous July.
- July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Norwich when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 410 companies were registered in Norwich during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 31.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Norwich UK 2011 410 114,512 2010 311 101,492 % change 31.8% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (410) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 165 130 115 New companies in 2010 105 84 122 % change 57.1% 54.8% -5.7% Record Year 2011 (165) 2011 (130) 2003 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 228 companies were dissolved in Norwich during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Norwich UK 2011 228 72,230 2010 281 87,705 % change -18.9% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (329) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 68 95 65 Closed companies in 2010 84 116 81 % change -19.0% -18.1% -20% Record Year 2010 (84) 2008 (154) 2009 (161)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Norwich during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 182 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Norwich UK 2011 182 42,282 2010 30 13,787 Record Year 2003 (229) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Norwich when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 97 35 50 Net growth in 2010 21 -32 41 Record Year 2011 (97) 2006 (61) 2003 (97)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Norwich formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Norwich 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 43.8% 30.3% -14.9% Record Year 1961 (1.1%) 1961 (1.5%) 1962 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Norwich was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Norwich in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.42% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.75% NORFOLK 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.19% NORWICH 1.11% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTANCY 0.98% TRADING 2.06% CARE 0.89% DESIGN 1.94% MEDIA 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.85% PROPERTY 0.84% BUSINESS 1.82% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.74% MARKETING 0.75% MEDIA 1.72% ANGLIA 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.71% LONDON 1.63% EAST 0.66% J 1.47% M 0.66% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.43% DESIGN 0.62% CARE 1.42% FRIARS 0.62% IT 1.38% (NORFOLK) 0.62% BUILDING 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.28% HEALTH 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.58% M 1.25% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% ENERGY 1.22% TRADING 0.53% TRAINING 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.53% S 1.21%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 507 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 190 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 121 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 79 18,281 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 78 15,760 9999 - Dormant Company 57 22,587 7414 - Business & management consultancy 53 14,755 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 6,798 7260 - Other computer related activities 32 8,686 7499 - Non-trading company 31 11,543 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 10,137 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 7,551 74990 - Non-trading company 28 8,064 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 24 6,321 86900 - Other human health activities 22 4,019 9305 - Other service activities 22 10,525 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 10,018 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 8,345 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 19 2,493 86210 - General medical practice activities 18 1,986
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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